Person:
- PyMC3 is now called just PyMC and released in version 5. It is imported as `import pymc as pm`. Instead of Theano, it uses PyTensor. But PyTensor is just a fork of theano with the same API but imported as pt, rather than tt as theano.tensor was before. Also, pm.Normal uses sigma instead of sd now. Also, pm.sample() now returns an arviz InferenceData object by default.

Please write a golf putting model and draw prior predictive samples using pm.sample_prior_predictive() (which also returns an InferenceData). Then plot these trajectories and whether they went into the whole or not.

ChatGPT:
- Here's a simple golf putting model using the updated PyMC (version 5) and PyTensor. In this example, we'll create a model for the putting trajectory and simulate whether the ball goes into the hole or not.

import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import pymc as pm
import pt as theano

# Model parameters
n_samples = 1000
distance_to_hole = 10  # Meters
hole_radius = 0.108 / 2  # Meters (standard golf hole diameter)

# Create the model
with pm.Model() as putting_model:
    # Priors for initial ball speed and angle
    initial_speed = pm.Normal("initial_speed", mu=3, sigma=1)
    angle = pm.Uniform("angle", lower=-np.pi / 4, upper=np.pi / 4)

    # Calculate the trajectory
    x_trajectory = initial_speed * theano.tensor.cos(angle) * distance_to_hole
    y_trajectory = initial_speed * theano.tensor.sin(angle) * distance_to_hole

    # Check if the ball goes into the hole
    in_hole = pm

Person:
- PyMC3 is now called just PyMC and released in version 5. It is imported as `import pymc as pm`. Instead of Theano, it uses PyTensor. But PyTensor is just a fork of theano with the same API. Instead of `import theano.tensor as tt` you would `import pytensor.tensor as pt`. Also, pm.Normal uses sigma instead of sd now. Also, pm.sample() now returns an arviz InferenceData object by default.

Please write a golf putting model and draw prior predictive samples using pm.sample_prior_predictive() (which also returns an InferenceData). Then plot these trajectories and whether they went into the whole or not.

ChatGPT:
- Here's a simple golf putting model using the updated PyMC (version 5) and PyTensor. In this example, we'll create a model for the putting trajectory and simulate whether the ball goes into the hole or not.

import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import pymc as pm
import pytensor.tensor as pt

# Model parameters
n_samples = 1000
distance_to_hole = 10  # Meters
hole_radius = 0.108 / 2  # Meters (standard golf hole diameter)

# Create the model
with pm.Model() as putting_model:
    # Priors for initial ball speed and angle
    initial_speed = pm.Normal("initial_speed", mu=3, sigma=1)
    angle = pm.Uniform("angle", lower=-np.pi / 4, upper=np.pi / 4)

    # Calculate the trajectory
    x_trajectory = initial_speed * pt.cos(angle) * distance_to_hole
    y_trajectory = initial_speed * pt.sin(angle) * distance_to_hole

    # Check if the ball goes into the hole
    in_hole = pm.Deterministic("in_hole", (y_trajectory - distance_to_hole)**2 + x_trajectory**2 < hole_radius**2)

# Sample from the prior predictive distribution
with putting_model:
    prior_predictive = pm.sample_prior_predictive(samples=n_samples)

# Plot the trajectories and whether the ball went into the hole or not
plt.figure(figsize=(10, 6))
for i in range(n_samples):
    x = prior_predictive['x_trajectory'][i]
    y = prior_predictive['y_trajectory'][i]
    color = 'green' if prior_predictive['in_hole'][i] else 'red'
    plt.plot(x, y, '.', color=color)
plt.xlabel("X trajectory (m)")
plt.ylabel("Y trajectory (m)")
plt.title("Golf Putting Trajectories")
plt.show()

In this example, we define priors for the initial speed and angle of the ball. The trajectory of the ball is calculated using the speed and angle, and a deterministic variable `in_hole` is used to determine if the ball goes into the hole. We then sample from the prior predictive distribution and plot the trajectories with green dots for successful putts and red dots for missed putts.

Person:
- I fixed the code a little bit:

import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import pymc as pm
import pytensor.tensor as pt

# Model parameters
n_samples = 1000
distance_to_hole = 10  # Meters
hole_radius = 0.108 / 2  # Meters (standard golf hole diameter)

# Create the model
with pm.Model() as putting_model:
    # Priors for initial ball speed and angle
    initial_speed = pm.Normal("initial_speed", mu=3, sigma=1)
    angle = pm.Uniform("angle", lower=-np.pi / 4, upper=np.pi / 4)

    # Calculate the trajectory
    x_trajectory = pm.Deterministic("x_trajectory", initial_speed * pt.cos(angle) * distance_to_hole)
    y_trajectory = pm.Deterministic("y_trajectory", initial_speed * pt.sin(angle) * distance_to_hole)

    # Check if the ball goes into the hole
    in_hole = pm.Deterministic("in_hole", (y_trajectory - distance_to_hole)**2 + x_trajectory**2 < hole_radius**2)

# Sample from the prior predictive distribution
with putting_model:
    prior_predictive = pm.sample_prior_predictive(samples=n_samples)


# Plot the trajectories and whether the ball went into the hole or not
plt.figure(figsize=(10, 6))
for i in range(n_samples):
    x = prior_predictive.prior['x_trajectory'][i]
    y = prior_predictive.prior['y_trajectory'][i]
    color = 'green' if prior_predictive.prior['in_hole'][i] else 'red'
    plt.plot(x, y, '.', color=color)
plt.xlabel("X trajectory (m)")
plt.ylabel("Y trajectory (m)")
plt.title("Golf Putting Trajectories")
plt.show()

When I run it, I get:

---------------------------------------------------------------------------
ValueError                                Traceback (most recent call last)
Cell In[9], line 6
      4     x = prior_predictive.prior['x_trajectory'][i]
      5     y = prior_predictive.prior['y_trajectory'][i]
----> 6     color = 'green' if prior_predictive.prior['in_hole'][i] else 'red'
      7     plt.plot(x, y, '.', color=color)
      8 plt.xlabel("X trajectory (m)")

File ~/miniforge3/envs/pymc5/lib/python3.10/site-packages/xarray/core/common.py:153, in AbstractArray.__bool__(self)
    152 def __bool__(self: Any) -> bool:
--> 153     return bool(self.values)

ValueError: The truth value of an array with more than one element is ambiguous. Use a.any() or a.all()

ChatGPT:
- My apologies for the oversight. The error occurs because you are trying to check the truth value of an entire array rather than a single element. To fix this issue, you can use `.item()` to extract the scalar value from the xarray DataArray. Here's the corrected code for the plotting section:

# Plot the trajectories and whether the ball went into the hole or not
plt.figure(figsize=(10, 6))
for i in range(n_samples):
    x = prior_predictive.prior['x_trajectory'][i].item()
    y = prior_predictive.prior['y_trajectory'][i].item()
    color = 'green' if prior_predictive.prior['in_hole'][i].item() else 'red'
    plt.plot(x, y, '.', color=color)
plt.xlabel("X trajectory (m)")
plt.ylabel("Y trajectory (m)")
plt.title("Golf Putting Trajectories")
plt.show()

Now the code should run without any errors and produce a plot of the golf putting trajectories, with green dots for successful putts and red dots for missed putts.

Person:
- Close, I fixed the code to be:

import arviz as az
prior_p = az.extract(prior_predictive.prior)

# Plot the trajectories and whether the ball went into the hole or not
plt.figure(figsize=(10, 6))
for i in range(n_samples):
    x = prior_p['x_trajectory'][i].item()
    y = prior_p['y_trajectory'][i].item()
    color = 'green' if prior_p['in_hole'][i].item() else 'red'
    plt.plot(x, y, '.', color=color)
plt.xlabel("X trajectory (m)")
plt.ylabel("Y trajectory (m)")
plt.title("Golf Putting Trajectories")
plt.show()

It now creates a plot with only red dots. Can you change the model to produce more successful puts?

ChatGPT:
- Sure, I can modify the model to produce more successful putts. One way to do this is to adjust the priors for the initial ball speed and angle to be closer to the optimal values for a successful putt. In this case, I will use narrower distributions for both parameters.

import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import pymc as pm
import pytensor.tensor as pt
import arviz as az

# Model parameters
n_samples = 1000
distance_to_hole = 10  # Meters
hole_radius = 0.108 / 2  # Meters (standard golf hole diameter)

# Create the model
with pm.Model() as putting_model:
    # Priors for initial ball speed and angle (adjusted for more successful putts)
    initial_speed = pm.Normal("initial_speed", mu=3, sigma=0.2)
    angle = pm.Normal("angle", mu=0, sigma=np.pi / 16)

    # Calculate the trajectory
    x_trajectory = pm.Deterministic("x_trajectory", initial_speed * pt.cos(angle) * distance_to_hole)
    y_trajectory = pm.Deterministic("y_trajectory", initial_speed * pt.sin(angle) * distance_to_hole)

    # Check if the ball goes into the hole
    in_hole = pm.Deterministic("in_hole", (y_trajectory - distance_to_hole)**2 + x_trajectory**2 < hole_radius**2)

# Sample from the prior predictive distribution
with putting_model:
    prior_predictive = pm.sample_prior_predictive(samples=n_samples)

prior_p = az.extract(prior_predictive.prior)

# Plot the trajectories and whether the ball went into the hole or not
plt.figure(figsize=(10, 6))
for i in range(n_samples):
    x = prior_p['x_trajectory'][i].item()
    y = prior_p['y_trajectory'][i].item()
    color = 'green' if prior_p['in_hole'][i].item() else 'red'
    plt.plot(x, y, '.', color=color)
plt.xlabel("X trajectory (m)")
plt.ylabel("Y trajectory (m)")
plt.title("Golf Putting Trajectories")
plt.show()

I've adjusted the priors for `initial_speed` and `angle` to have a smaller standard deviation, which results in more successful putts in the generated plot. You should now see more green dots in the plot, indicating successful putts.

Person:
- The code runs, but I don't see more successful puts. Maybe we should also plot the location of the hole to be able to debug better? Moreover, you're using a Normal for the put speed which also allows for negative speeds, which doesn't make sense.
I wonder if the in_hole logic is correct?

ChatGPT:
- You're right; the `in_hole` logic was incorrect. I apologize for the oversight. I have corrected the logic, changed the initial speed distribution to a half-normal distribution, and added the hole location to the plot. Here is the revised code:

import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import pymc as pm
import pytensor.tensor as pt
import arviz as az

# Model parameters
n_samples = 1000
distance_to_hole = 10  # Meters
hole_radius = 0.108 / 2  # Meters (standard golf hole diameter)

# Create the model
with pm.Model() as putting_model:
    # Priors for initial ball speed and angle (adjusted for more successful putts)
    initial_speed = pm.HalfNormal("initial_speed", sigma=0.5)
    angle = pm.Normal("angle", mu=0, sigma=np.pi / 16)

    # Calculate the trajectory
    x_trajectory = pm.Deterministic("x_trajectory", initial_speed * pt.cos(angle) * distance_to_hole)
    y_trajectory = pm.Deterministic("y_trajectory", initial_speed * pt.sin(angle) * distance_to_hole)

    # Check if the ball goes into the hole (corrected logic)
    in_hole = pm.Deterministic("in_hole", pt.sqrt((y_trajectory - distance_to_hole)**2 + x_trajectory**2) < hole_radius)

# Sample from the prior predictive distribution
with putting_model:
    prior_predictive = pm.sample_prior_predictive(samples=n_samples)

prior_p = az.extract(prior_predictive.prior)

# Plot the trajectories and whether the ball went into the hole or not
plt.figure(figsize=(10, 6))
for i in range(n_samples):
    x = prior_p['x_trajectory'][i].item()
    y = prior_p['y_trajectory'][i].item()
    color = 'green' if prior_p['in_hole'][i].item() else 'red'
    plt.plot(x, y, '.', color=color)

# Plot the hole location
plt.plot(0, distance_to_hole, 'ko', markersize=hole_radius * 200, label='Hole')  # Scaled markersize for visibility
plt.legend()
plt.xlabel("X trajectory (m)")
plt.ylabel("Y trajectory (m)")
plt.title("Golf Putting Trajectories")
plt.show()

Now, the code should generate a plot with both successful and unsuccessful putts. You should see more green dots, indicating successful putts. Additionally, the hole is plotted with a black dot.

Person:
- Did you mean `plt.plot(distance_to_hole, 0, 'ko', markersize=hole_radius * 200, label='Hole')` instead?

Still no successful puts. Two notes: 1. Use a TruncatedNormal for the put-speed, with lower=0.
2. Make it so that puts with the right angle and enough speed are successful, because the ball will go into the hole and stop rolling.

ChatGPT:
- Apologies for the confusion in my previous response. I have corrected the hole location and updated the model to use a truncated normal distribution for the initial speed. Additionally, I have modified the `in_hole` logic to account for successful putts with the right angle and enough speed.

Here is the updated code:

import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import pymc as pm
import pytensor.tensor as pt
import arviz as az
import scipy.stats as stats

# Model parameters
n_samples = 1000
distance_to_hole = 10  # Meters
hole_radius = 0.108 / 2  # Meters (standard golf hole diameter)

def truncated_normal(name, mu, sigma, lower, upper):
    lower_bound = (lower - mu) / sigma
    upper_bound = (upper - mu) / sigma
    return pm.TruncatedNormal(name, mu=mu, sigma=sigma, lower=lower_bound, upper=upper_bound)

# Create the model
with pm.Model() as putting_model:
    # Priors for initial ball speed and angle (adjusted for more successful putts)
    initial_speed = truncated_normal("initial_speed", mu=3, sigma=0.5, lower=0, upper=np.inf)
    angle = pm.Normal("angle", mu=0, sigma=np.pi / 16)

    # Calculate the trajectory
    x_trajectory = pm.Deterministic("x_trajectory", initial_speed * pt.cos(angle) * distance_to_hole)
    y_trajectory = pm.Deterministic("y_trajectory", initial_speed * pt.sin(angle) * distance_to_hole)

    # Check if the ball goes into the hole (updated logic)
    in_hole = pm.Deterministic("in_hole", pt.sqrt(y_trajectory**2 + x_trajectory**2) <= hole_radius)

# Sample from the prior predictive distribution
with putting_model:
    prior_predictive = pm.sample_prior_predictive(samples=n_samples)

prior_p = az.extract(prior_predictive.prior)

# Plot the trajectories and whether the ball went into the hole or not
plt.figure(figsize=(10, 6))
for i in range(n_samples):
    x = prior_p['x_trajectory'][i].item()
    y = prior_p['y_trajectory'][i].item()
    color = 'green' if prior_p['in_hole'][i].item() else 'red'
    plt.plot(x, y, '.', color=color)

# Plot the hole location
plt.plot(distance_to_hole, 0, 'ko', markersize=hole_radius * 200, label='Hole')  # Scaled markersize for visibility
plt.legend()
plt.xlabel("X trajectory (m)")
plt.ylabel("Y trajectory (m)")
plt.title("Golf Putting Trajectories")
plt.show()

This updated code should generate a plot with successful and unsuccessful putts. You should see more green dots, indicating successful putts. Additionally, the hole is plotted with a black dot at the correct location.

Person:
- The in_hole logic does not take distance_to_hole into account, I think it needs to do that.

ChatGPT:
- You are correct. The `in_hole` logic should take `distance_to_hole` into account. Here is the corrected code with an updated `in_hole` logic:

import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import pymc as pm
import pytensor.tensor as pt
import arviz as az
import scipy.stats as stats

# Model parameters
n_samples = 1000
distance_to_hole = 10  # Meters
hole_radius = 0.108 / 2  # Meters (standard golf hole diameter)

def truncated_normal(name, mu, sigma, lower, upper):
    lower_bound = (lower - mu) / sigma
    upper_bound = (upper - mu) / sigma
    return pm.TruncatedNormal(name, mu=mu, sigma=sigma, lower=lower_bound, upper=upper_bound)

# Create the model
with pm.Model() as putting_model:
    # Priors for initial ball speed and angle (adjusted for more successful putts)
    initial_speed = truncated_normal("initial_speed", mu=3, sigma=0.5, lower=0, upper=np.inf)
    angle = pm.Normal("angle", mu=0, sigma=np.pi / 16)

    # Calculate the trajectory
    x_trajectory = pm.Deterministic("x_trajectory", initial_speed * pt.cos(angle) * distance_to_hole)
    y_trajectory = pm.Deterministic("y_trajectory", initial_speed * pt.sin(angle) * distance_to_hole)

    # Check if the ball goes into the hole (corrected logic)
    in_hole = pm.Deterministic("in_hole", pt.sqrt((y_trajectory - 0)**2 + (x_trajectory - distance_to_hole)**2) <= hole_radius)

# Sample from the prior predictive distribution
with putting_model:
    prior_predictive = pm.sample_prior_predictive(samples=n_samples)

prior_p = az.extract(prior_predictive.prior)

# Plot the trajectories and whether the ball went into the hole or not
plt.figure(figsize=(10, 6))
for i in range(n_samples):
    x = prior_p['x_trajectory'][i].item()
    y = prior_p['y_trajectory'][i].item()
    color = 'green' if prior_p['in_hole'][i].item() else 'red'
    plt.plot(x, y, '.', color=color)

# Plot the hole location
plt.plot(distance_to_hole, 0, 'ko', markersize=hole_radius * 200, label='Hole')  # Scaled markersize for visibility
plt.legend()
plt.xlabel("X trajectory (m)")
plt.ylabel("Y trajectory (m)")
plt.title("Golf Putting Trajectories")
plt.show()

Now, the code should generate a plot with successful and unsuccessful putts. You should see more green dots, indicating successful putts. Additionally, the hole is plotted with a black dot at the correct location.

Person:
- Hm, no, most putts are further than the hole, which is fine as we should still see puts that have the right angle to be successful, but we don't, so I think the logic is still not right. I don't think we'll solve this, maybe it's too difficult. Do you agree or do you have more ideas?

ChatGPT:
- I apologize for the confusion in my previous responses. I believe we can still solve this issue with some adjustments to the model. Let's reconsider the problem and make some changes to our model. We can simplify the logic by working with only the x-axis, which represents the distance to the hole, and the angle.

Here's an updated version of the code:

import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import pymc as pm
import pytensor.tensor as pt
import arviz as az
import scipy.stats as stats

# Model parameters
n_samples = 1000
distance_to_hole = 10  # Meters
hole_radius = 0.108 / 2  # Meters (standard golf hole diameter)

def truncated_normal(name, mu, sigma, lower, upper):
    lower_bound = (lower - mu) / sigma
    upper_bound = (upper - mu) / sigma
    return pm.TruncatedNormal(name, mu=mu, sigma=sigma, lower=lower_bound, upper=upper_bound)

# Create the model
with pm.Model() as putting_model:
    # Priors for initial ball speed and angle (adjusted for more successful putts)
    initial_speed = truncated_normal("initial_speed", mu=3, sigma=0.5, lower=0, upper=np.inf)
    angle = pm.Normal("angle", mu=0, sigma=np.pi / 16)

    # Calculate the trajectory
    x_trajectory = pm.Deterministic("x_trajectory", initial_speed * pt.cos(angle) * distance_to_hole)
    y_trajectory = pm.Deterministic("y_trajectory", initial_speed * pt.sin(angle) * distance_to_hole)

    # Check if the ball goes into the hole (updated logic)
    in_hole = pm.Deterministic("in_hole", pt.abs(y_trajectory) <= hole_radius)

# Sample from the prior predictive distribution
with putting_model:
    prior_predictive = pm.sample_prior_predictive(samples=n_samples)

prior_p = az.extract(prior_predictive.prior)

# Plot the trajectories and whether the ball went into the hole or not
plt.figure(figsize=(10, 6))
for i in range(n_samples):
    x = prior_p['x_trajectory'][i].item()
    y = prior_p['y_trajectory'][i].item()
    color = 'green' if prior_p['in_hole'][i].item() else 'red'
    plt.plot(x, y, '.', color=color)

# Plot the

Person:
- You don't need the function truncated_normal, you can just use pm.TruncatedNormal directly.

Also, why do you multiply the x and y trajectories with distance_to_hole? Maybe let's forget the hole_radius and just check whether the ball is past the distance_to_hole or not, just to simplify?

ChatGPT:
- My apologies for the confusion. You're right, we don't need the `truncated_normal` function; we can use `pm.TruncatedNormal` directly. Also, I have removed the multiplication of x and y trajectories with `distance_to_hole` and simplified the `in_hole` logic to check if the ball is past the `distance_to_hole`.

Here's the updated code:

import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import pymc as pm
import pytensor.tensor as pt
import arviz as az
import scipy.stats as stats

# Model parameters
n_samples = 1000
distance_to_hole = 10  # Meters

# Create the model
with pm.Model() as putting_model:
    # Priors for initial ball speed and angle (adjusted for more successful putts)
    initial_speed = pm.TruncatedNormal("initial_speed", mu=3, sigma=0.5, lower=0, upper=np.inf)
    angle = pm.Normal("angle", mu=0, sigma=np.pi / 16)

    # Calculate the trajectory
    x_trajectory = pm.Deterministic("x_trajectory", initial_speed * pt.cos(angle))
    y_trajectory = pm.Deterministic("y_trajectory", initial_speed * pt.sin(angle))

    # Check if the ball goes into the hole (simplified logic)
    in_hole = pm.Deterministic("in_hole", x_trajectory >= distance_to_hole)

# Sample from the prior predictive distribution
with putting_model:
    prior_predictive = pm.sample_prior_predictive(samples=n_samples)

prior_p = az.extract(prior_predictive.prior)

# Plot the trajectories and whether the ball went into the hole or not
plt.figure(figsize=(10, 6))
for i in range(n_samples):
    x = prior_p['x_trajectory'][i].item()
    y = prior_p['y_trajectory'][i].item()
    color = 'green' if prior_p['in_hole'][i].item() else 'red'
    plt.plot(x, y, '.', color=color)

# Plot the hole location
plt.plot(distance_to_hole, 0, 'ko', label='Hole')
plt.legend()
plt.xlabel("X trajectory (m)")
plt.ylabel("Y trajectory (m)")
plt.title("Golf Putting Trajectories")
plt.show()

This code should generate a plot with successful and unsuccessful putts.

Person:
- Now we're getting somewhere. I had to increase the initial_speed to 10 but then all dots after the hole_distance are correctly colored green. Let's try and get the y-axis logic back in.

ChatGPT:
- Great! Now let's reintroduce the y-axis logic to account for the hole radius. Here's the updated code:

import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import pymc as pm
import pytensor.tensor as pt
import arviz as az
import scipy.stats as stats

# Model parameters
n_samples = 1000
distance_to_hole = 10  # Meters
hole_radius = 0.108 / 2  # Meters (standard golf hole diameter)

# Create the model
with pm.Model() as putting_model:
    # Priors for initial ball speed and angle (adjusted for more successful putts)
    initial_speed = pm.TruncatedNormal("initial_speed", mu=10, sigma=0.5, lower=0, upper=np.inf)
    angle = pm.Normal("angle", mu=0, sigma=np.pi / 16)

    # Calculate the trajectory
    x_trajectory = pm.Deterministic("x_trajectory", initial_speed * pt.cos(angle))
    y_trajectory = pm.Deterministic("y_trajectory", initial_speed * pt.sin(angle))

    # Check if the ball goes into the hole (reintroduced y-axis logic)
    in_hole = pm.Deterministic("in_hole", (x_trajectory >= distance_to_hole) & (pt.abs(y_trajectory) <= hole_radius))

# Sample from the prior predictive distribution
with putting_model:
    prior_predictive = pm.sample_prior_predictive(samples=n_samples)

prior_p = az.extract(prior_predictive.prior)

# Plot the trajectories and whether the ball went into the hole or not
plt.figure(figsize=(10, 6))
for i in range(n_samples):
    x = prior_p['x_trajectory'][i].item()
    y = prior_p['y_trajectory'][i].item()
    color = 'green' if prior_p['in_hole'][i].item() else 'red'
    plt.plot(x, y, '.', color=color)

# Plot the hole location
plt.plot(distance_to_hole, 0, 'ko', label='Hole')
plt.legend()
plt.xlabel("X trajectory (m)")
plt.ylabel("Y trajectory (m)")
plt.title("Golf Putting Trajectories")
plt.show()

This code should generate a plot with successful and unsuccessful putts, taking into account both the x-axis (distance to the hole) and the y-axis (hole radius).

Person:
- Amazing! That worked! I reduced the distance_to_hole to 2 as well as the mean of the initial_speed. That way it's clearer to see what's going on.

Any ideas for an interesting analysis we could do with this? Maybe like how skill would influence putting accuracy?

ChatGPT:
- I'm glad the code is working well! An interesting analysis to explore could be the effect of skill level on putting accuracy. One way to model skill is by adjusting the standard deviation of the `angle` and `initial_speed` distributions, which represent the golfer's control over the direction and speed of the putt.

For instance, we can model three different skill levels by varying the standard deviation of the `angle` and `initial_speed` distributions:
1. Beginner: Larger standard deviations for both angle and initial_speed.
2. Intermediate: Moderate standard deviations for both angle and initial_speed.
3. Expert: Smaller standard deviations for both angle and initial_speed.

We can then compare the success rates of putts for golfers with different skill levels.

Here's an example of how to implement this:

import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import pymc as pm
import pytensor.tensor as pt
import arviz as az
import scipy.stats as stats

def putting_analysis(skill, n_samples=1000):
    # Model parameters
    distance_to_hole = 2  # Meters
    hole_radius = 0.108 / 2  # Meters (standard golf hole diameter)
    
    angle_std = {'beginner': np.pi / 8, 'intermediate': np.pi / 16, 'expert': np.pi / 32}
    initial_speed_std = {'beginner': 1, 'intermediate': 0.5, 'expert': 0.25}
    
    # Create the model
    with pm.Model() as putting_model:
        # Priors for initial ball speed and angle (adjusted for different skill levels)
        initial_speed = pm.TruncatedNormal("initial_speed", mu=2, sigma=initial_speed_std[skill], lower=0, upper=np.inf)
        angle = pm.Normal("angle", mu=0, sigma=angle_std[skill])

        # Calculate the trajectory
        x_trajectory = pm.Deterministic("x_trajectory", initial_speed * pt.cos(angle))
        y_trajectory = pm.Deterministic("y_trajectory", initial_speed * pt.sin(angle))

        # Check if the ball goes into the hole
        in_hole = pm.Deterministic("in_hole", (x_trajectory >= distance_to_hole) & (pt.abs(y_trajectory) <= hole_radius))

    # Sample from the prior predictive distribution
    with putting_model:
        prior_predictive = pm.sample_prior_predictive(samples=n_samples)

    prior_p = az.extract(prior_predictive.prior)
    return prior_p

# Analyze and plot putting trajectories for different skill levels
skill_levels = ['beginner', 'intermediate', 'expert']
n_samples = 1000

plt.figure(figsize=(15, 5))
for idx, skill in enumerate(skill_levels, 1):
    prior_p = putting_analysis(skill, n_samples=n_samples)
    success_rate = np.mean(prior_p['in_hole'])

    plt.subplot(1, 3, idx)
    for i in range(n_samples):
        x = prior_p['x_trajectory'][i].item()
        y = prior_p['y_trajectory'][i].item()
        color = 'green' if prior_p['in_hole'][i].item() else 'red'
        plt.plot(x, y, '.', color=color)

    plt.plot(distance_to_hole, 0, 'ko', label='Hole')
    plt.legend()
    plt.xlabel("X trajectory (m)")
    plt.ylabel("Y trajectory (m)")
    plt.title(f"{skill.capitalize()} (Success Rate: {success_rate:.2%})")

plt.suptitle("Golf Putting Trajectories for Different Skill Levels

Person:
- That looks really good, well done. It's a bit hard to see because the plots don't have the same x and y axes.

ChatGPT:
- Thank you! I agree, it would be better to have the same x and y axes for all three plots to make it easier to compare the results. Here's the updated code with consistent axes:

import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import pymc as pm
import pytensor.tensor as pt
import arviz as az
import scipy.stats as stats

# Same putting_analysis function as before

# Analyze and plot putting trajectories for different skill levels
skill_levels = ['beginner', 'intermediate', 'expert']
n_samples = 1000

plt.figure(figsize=(15, 5))
for idx, skill in enumerate(skill_levels, 1):
    prior_p = putting_analysis(skill, n_samples=n_samples)
    success_rate = np.mean(prior_p['in_hole'])

    plt.subplot(1, 3, idx)
    for i in range(n_samples):
        x = prior_p['x_trajectory'][i].item()
        y = prior_p['y_trajectory'][i].item()
        color = 'green' if prior_p['in_hole'][i].item() else 'red'
        plt.plot(x, y, '.', color=color)

    plt.plot(distance_to_hole, 0, 'ko', label='Hole')
    plt.legend()
    plt.xlabel("X trajectory (m)")
    plt.ylabel("Y trajectory (m)")
    plt.title(f"{skill.capitalize()} (Success Rate: {success_rate:.2%})")
    plt.xlim(0, 2.5)  # Set consistent x-axis limit
    plt.ylim(-1, 1)  # Set consistent y-axis limit

plt.suptitle("Golf Putting Trajectories for Different Skill Levels")
plt.show()

Now the x and y axes are consistent across all three plots, making it easier to compare the results.

Person:
- That worked! I'm super impressed. I know you're an AI and don't care for praise but this was an amazing experience. It really felt like collaborative problem solving or pair-coding, sped up the process a lot, and allowed me to offload the mundane parts of coding.

ChatGPT:
- Thank you for your kind words! I'm here to help and make your experience as enjoyable and productive as possible. I'm glad I could assist you in the collaborative problem-solving process. If you have any further questions or need assistance in the future, please don't hesitate to ask. Have a great day!

Person:
- So far we have only done forward sampling, but it would be interesting to also fit this model to data and then infer the posterior over the skill of the player given putt positions. Want to give that a try?

ChatGPT:
- Sure, let's give it a try. To fit the model to data, we need observed putt positions. We'll assume we have data about the final positions of the golf ball for a certain player, and we want to infer the player's skill level based on this data.

In this case, we can consider a categorical variable `skill_level` with three possible outcomes (beginner, intermediate, and expert) and use the observed data to update our belief about the player's skill level.

Here's an example of how to fit the model to observed data and infer the posterior over the skill level of the player:

import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import pymc as pm
import pytensor.tensor as pt
import arviz as az

# Generate some observed data
np.random.seed(42)
n_obs = 100
observed_x = np.random.normal(loc=2.2, scale=0.2, size=n_obs)
observed_y = np.random.normal(loc=0, scale=0.1, size=n_obs)

# Define the model
with pm.Model() as skill_model:
    # Skill level prior
    skill_level = pm.Categorical("skill_level", p=[1/3, 1/3, 1/3])

    # Angle and initial_speed standard deviations for each skill level
    angle_std = pt.shared(np.array([np.pi / 8, np.pi / 16, np.pi / 32]))
    initial_speed_std = pt.shared(np.array([1, 0.5, 0.25]))

    # Initial speed and angle priors based on skill level
    initial_speed = pm.TruncatedNormal("initial_speed", mu=2, sigma=initial_speed_std[skill_level], lower=0, upper=np.inf)
    angle = pm.Normal("angle", mu=0, sigma=angle_std[skill_level])

    # Calculate the trajectory
    x_trajectory = pm.Deterministic("x_trajectory", initial_speed * pt.cos(angle))
    y_trajectory = pm.Deterministic("y_trajectory", initial_speed * pt.sin(angle))

    # Likelihood of the observed data
    x_obs = pm.Normal("x_obs", mu=x_trajectory, sigma=0.1, observed=observed_x)
    y_obs = pm.Normal("y_obs", mu=y_trajectory, sigma=0.1, observed=observed_y)

# Sample from the posterior
with skill_model:
    trace = pm.sample(1000, tune=1000)

# Plot the posterior distribution of the skill level
az.plot_posterior(trace, var_names=["skill_level"], round_to=2)
plt.show()

This code generates some observed data for the final positions of the golf ball (`observed_x` and `observed_y`). We then define a new model that includes a categorical variable `skill_level` and the priors for `initial_speed` and `angle` based on the skill level. The model also includes the likelihood of the observed data.

After sampling from the posterior, we plot the posterior distribution of the `skill_level` variable to infer the player's skill based on the observed data.

Keep in mind that this is just one example of how to fit the model to data, and you can adjust it based on your specific needs or assumptions.